The Linus Pauling Legacy Award

First granted in 2001, the Linus Pauling Legacy Award is presented biennially to an
individual who has achieved in an area once of interest to Dr. Linus Pauling (1901-1994).
The award is sponsored by the Oregon State University Libraries and Press.

Recipients are honored at an award ceremony with a framed certificate, an engraved
medallion and an honorarium of $2,000. A public talk by the awardee concludes the
ceremony; past presentations have been delivered in Corvallis and in Portland.

Nominations for the Pauling Legacy Award are solicited and reviewed by a select advisory
committee. Of the past award-winners to date, four have been Nobel laureates.